How to Prep a Pineapple 3 Ways: The Simple Way, The Impressive Way, And The Easy Way
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1. With sharp knife, slice off crown and bottom of pineapple.
2. Holding pineapple upright, pare off rind from top to bottom as thing as possible. Lay fruit on 1 side.
3. Working around pineapple, cut shallow, diagonal V-shaped grooves just deep enough to remove eyes, following their natural spiral pattern. Slice pineapple as desired.
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thanks lan!!
Thank you …
In Asia, they have a little tool especially for 2nd technique she shows. Don’t know what it’s called but it takes them about 1.5 minutes.
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Excellente’, I love fresh pineapple & eat them frequently ! Thanks for the hacks , I learned some new ones !!
Try rooting the cut off top, I have one growing in a grow tent.
Hey lets get the Asian to do the pineapple!
thank you. i will practice these methods on a banana first, as pineapples are much more expensive.
The last technique is so wasteful
Cool info. ATK has some of the best info. But in this day and age, you should deliver this information more quickly. These video tips are too long (should be under 1 minute). And the 4 pane camera thing is not really necessary. It just makes it confusing.
The pineapple corer, demonstrated last, is the only method I use now. It turns a tedious chore into something fun.
That's a badass knife, Lan!
How do you like them "Pine"apples?
Option 3, the spiral tool, when used properly/well leaves a natural pina colada (or other) container. They are a catering tool to speed making tropical fruit trays. Very popular in the cruise industry and Vegas.
Thanks for the tips. I've tried to convey some of these techniques to others before but never so succinctly. Thanks. 😀
Considering option 3 leaves huge amounts of fruit behind, more fruit on the skin than option 1 or 2, you are better off with option 1 but cutting a little deeper when you slice off the skin, small bits of the eyes are not noticeable when eating, then you get plenty of fruit without all the extra work for spiral grooves or melon balling the crap out of the thing , plus you don't need to buy any additional equipment. Rarely do you need more than a good knife for most cutting tasks. If cutting up a pineapple take more than a few minutes you are wasting time you could spend doing many other things. I got the spiral slicer as a gift, never used it. My trusty chefs knife is all I need.
The first technique doesn't mention the issue of the core. Neophytes who have no experience with preparing a fresh pineapple may not be aware that you have to cut out the tough core before serving, no matter what technique you use – something commercial canners, produce counters and preparers already do when they sell precut pineapple. The pineapple cutter in the last example shows a nifty way to easy- cut the fruit but again doesnt emphasize that the device serves a dual purpose besides pretty rings, the corer-slicer cores the fruit.
The prickly eyes are the best part.
I'll go with the spiral technique, thanks for showing how it's done! The tool/gadget at the end looks like it wastes too much fruit.
America's Test Kitchen has really gone down since Chris left, the first 2 techniques are ridiculous.